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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000053
Supply Elementary
51 Benton Road SE, Supply, NC 28462 · (910) 756-5640 · Brunswick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
577 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
34.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Supply Elementary
Supply Elementary's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Elementary this school | 580 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| Bunn Elementary Bunn | 600 | 98.8% | 58.2% |
| Erwin Elementary Erwin | 637 | 97.8% | 33.6% |
| Edward Best Elementary Louisburg | 498 | 99.4% | 70.5% |
| Landis Elementary Landis | 613 | 99.5% | 57.2% |
| Marvin B Smith Elementary Burlington | 556 | 99.3% | 68.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Supply Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #979 of 1,297 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #903 of 1,296 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,098 of 1,300 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #395 of 1,485 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #747 of 1,377 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #276 of 1,379 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #172 of 1,414 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #830 of 937 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
580
+66 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 580 | 38.6 | 15.0:1 | 99% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 38.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 99% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 48.9 | 12.3:1 | 82% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 80% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 73% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 57 | 10.8:1 | 63% (388) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Supply Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (602 to 580); teachers down 21% (48.9 to 38.6).
About Supply Elementary
Supply Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Supply, North Carolina. There are 580 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 24% larger than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Brunswick County Schools has 20 schools; together they serve 13,561 students.
At Supply Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Brunswick County residents are White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Supply Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students at Supply Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Brunswick County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Supply Elementary lands at C, ahead of 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Test results at Supply Elementary are 4.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.2% actual, 48.5% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Brunswick County show that the median household earns about $77,024 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Brunswick County has 22 public schools with about 15,069 students, including Supply Elementary.
The COAST, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Supply Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. Supply Elementary is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Supply Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Supply Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- The COAST1.5 mi · 96
- Brunswick County Early College1.9 mi · 332
- Virginia Williamson Elem2.4 mi · 610
- Cedar Grove Middle4.1 mi · 507
- Classical Charter Schools of Southport5.0 mi · 573
- Bolivia Elementary7.2 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Supply ElementaryHow large is Supply Elementary?
Supply Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Supply Elementary serve?
Supply Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Supply Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Supply Elementary.
How diverse is Supply Elementary?
Supply Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Supply Elementary?
Supply Elementary is overseen by Brunswick County Schools in Brunswick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.